| 释义 |
scutate
scu·tate S0179650 (skyo͞o′tāt)adj.1. Zoology Covered or protected by scutes.2. Botany Shaped like a shield: scutate leaves.
[Latin scūtātus, shield-bearing, from scūtum, shield; see scutum.]scutate (ˈskjuːteɪt) adj1. (Zoology) (of animals) having or covered with large bony or horny plates2. (Botany) botany shaped like a round shield or buckler: a scutate leaf. [C19: from Latin scūtātus armed with a shield, from scūtum a shield] scuˈtation nscutate
scu·ti·form (skū'ti-fōrm), Shield-shaped. Synonym(s): scutate [L. scutum, shield, + forma, form] scutate (skyo͞o′tāt)adj. Zoology Covered or protected by scutes. |